28 Mar, 2023 Law Commission announces review of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 By Tom Mills Many property professionals will welcome this announcement. The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 is a key area of legislation governing the...
30 Jan, 2023 “Pay now, argue later” on services charge liabilities – the approach favoured by the Supreme Court By Maples Teesdale In recessionary times, service charges can be a hotly contested issue so landlords will be pleased by the Supreme Court’s recent decision...
16 Nov, 2022 What influences rent on a lease renewal under the 1954 Landlord and Tenant Act? By Dellah Gilbert The case concerned an unopposed lease renewal under Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, in respect of a pharmacy in a parade of...
27 Oct, 2022 The Oceanfill case: rights and liabilities of third parties By Ruqayah Juyel Oceanfill Limited v Nuffield Wellbeing Limited and Cannons Group Ltd examines how Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006 affects the rights...
28 Apr, 2022 Will logistics demand lead to a fall in dilapidations claims? By Claire Munn There has been a huge demand for logistics space over the past couple of years and demand is continuing to increase. As competition for...
06 Sep, 2021 New London office space: two new 'post-Covid' options in the pipeline By Maples Teesdale React News has reported on two significant London office refurbishments/developments in the past week. The first is the planned 300,000...
02 Sep, 2021 BREEAM - how landlords might command greater rents By Charles Elgood OK, so that title is a pretty basic ruse to get anyone involved in the property world to read on. Knight Frank have researched the...
17 May, 2021 Comfort in contracting-out By Tom Mills The Court of Appeal has given landlords and their solicitors welcome assurance that leases can still be validly contracted-out where a...
11 May, 2021 Blow to Landlords after failed New Look CVA challenge By Claire Munn The issue of a so called “landlord CVA” has been controversial for some time. This generally refers to a CVA where some creditors are...
20 Apr, 2021 Westfield successful in claim for Covid Rent By Rosalind Cullis Landlords battling tenants for payment of Covid arrears will be relieved by the first reported decision in such a claim (Commerz Real...
24 Feb, 2021 Vaccine Passport to Shop? By Claire Munn Vaccine passports, whether domestic or for international travel, are a contentious issue at the moment. It is easy to see the logic...
14 Jan, 2021 The Landlord Evolution – are you keeping pace? By Charles Elgood The real estate industry is changing rapidly, and so must landlords if they are to succeed in a post-Covid, e-commerce dominated world,...